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Ali BudnerMany are calling it far-fetched, but a mountain west entrepreneur is reviving a proposal to draw water from Utah's Green River and funnel it to Colorado's growing and drought-prone Front Range. The pipeline would move billions of gallons of water across hundreds of miles from Utah through Wyoming and down into Colorado.Colorado Entrepreneur Wants To Build A Water Pipeline From Utahhttp://krcc.org/post/colorado-entrepreneur-wants-build-water-pipeline-utah
75570 as http://krcc.orgThu, 01 Mar 2018 21:31:24 +0000Colorado Entrepreneur Wants To Build A Water Pipeline From UtahJake BrownellManufacturing and chemical giant 3M will pay $850 million to settle a lawsuit with the state of Minnesota over groundwater contaminated with Perfluorinated Compounds, or PFCs . 3M is also one of several companies named in a lawsuit over PFC contamination identified in El Paso County drinking water in 2016.Defendant In El Paso County Water Contamination Case Settles Another Suit For $850 Millionhttp://krcc.org/post/defendant-el-paso-county-water-contamination-case-settles-another-suit-850-million
75287 as http://krcc.orgThu, 22 Feb 2018 20:58:31 +0000Defendant In El Paso County Water Contamination Case Settles Another Suit For $850 MillionLuke RunyonIn 2014, the Colorado River did something it hadn’t done in decades. For a few short weeks that spring, the overdrawn, overallocated river reached the Pacific Ocean. Instead of diverting the river’s last bit of water toward farm fields, the final dam on the Colorado River at the Mexican border lifted, and water inundated nearly 100 miles of the dry riverbed. It was called the pulse flow, meant to mimic a spring flood. Luke Runyon reports on the Colorado Rivers driest reach.For A Few Weeks The Colorado River Reached The Ocean. Will It Happen Again?http://krcc.org/post/few-weeks-colorado-river-reached-ocean-will-it-happen-again
74904 as http://krcc.orgWed, 14 Feb 2018 14:36:58 +0000For A Few Weeks The Colorado River Reached The Ocean. Will It Happen Again?Luke RunyonThis winter in the southern Rocky Mountains is shaping up to be one for the record books. And not in a good way. Parts of the West are currently experiencing one of the driest and warmest winters on record. Snowpack is far below normal levels in southern Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and California, leaving some to worry about this year’s water supply. Luke Runyon visits a snow measurement site in Colorados mountains.Western Snowpack Is Low. How Worried Should We Be?http://krcc.org/post/western-snowpack-low-how-worried-should-we-be
74016 as http://krcc.orgThu, 25 Jan 2018 15:11:53 +0000Western Snowpack Is Low. How Worried Should We Be?Jake BrownellSouthern Colorado progressed from abnormally dry to moderate drought this week, according to the latest data from the US Drought Monitor . This comes as the region -- like the rest of the state -- is also seeing unusually low snowpack.'Moderate' Drought Conditions In Southern Colorado As Snowpack Remains Well Below Averagehttp://krcc.org/post/moderate-drought-conditions-southern-colorado-snowpack-remains-well-below-average
73448 as http://krcc.orgFri, 12 Jan 2018 15:40:13 +0000'Moderate' Drought Conditions In Southern Colorado As Snowpack Remains Well Below AverageLuke RunyonWhen you’ve held on to something valuable for a long time, it can be hard to choose to give it up. When that something is water, it’s even harder — especially in the desert southwest. But that’s the reality facing water managers in the lower stretches of the Colorado River, a lifeline for farms and cities in the country’s driest regions.An Elusive Colorado River Drought Plan Fails To Materialize — For Now http://krcc.org/post/elusive-colorado-river-drought-plan-fails-materialize-now
73397 as http://krcc.orgWed, 10 Jan 2018 23:28:18 +0000An Elusive Colorado River Drought Plan Fails To Materialize — For Now Luke RunyonPull out a map of the United States’ desert southwest and see if you can locate these rivers: Rio del Tizon, Rio San Rafael, or Rio Zanguananos. How about rivers named Tomichi, Nah-Un-Kah-Rea or Akanaquint? Having some trouble? None of these names are used widely today, but at some point in the last 500 years they were used to label portions of what we know now as the Colorado River and its main tributaries, the sprawling river basin that supports 40 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico, across one of the world’s driest regions. Until 1921, the Colorado River didn’t start in the state that bears the same name. It began in Utah, where the Green River from Wyoming and the Grand River from Colorado met. The story of how the Colorado River finally wended its way into the state of Colorado less than a century ago is a lesson in just how fickle our attitudes toward nature can be.How The ‘Grand’ Became The ‘Colorado’ And What It Says About Our Relationship To Naturehttp://krcc.org/post/how-grand-became-colorado-and-what-it-says-about-our-relationship-nature
72733 as http://krcc.orgThu, 28 Dec 2017 22:50:46 +0000How The ‘Grand’ Became The ‘Colorado’ And What It Says About Our Relationship To NatureLuke RunyonIn poll after poll , Americans make it clear: People working together is a good thing. Collaboration is a lofty goal touted by political and business leaders as a potential way forward on anything from climate change to healthcare to obesity. Drop your weapons, turn your enemies into partners and achieve great things — or so the thinking goes. But collaboration is a concept that sounds great in the abstract and quickly turns messy in practice, with plenty of pitfalls along the way toward a common goal. Avoiding drawn out fights has always been tough when dealing with water issues in the West. Collaboration wasn’t always the go-to strategy for environmentalists, political figures and water managers who held competing interests on overtaxed, overdrawn rivers. But with the Windy Gap Firming Project in northern Colorado’s mountains, old grudges are being put aside in favor of new, collaborative tactics. While some of the West’s oldest enemies are working together, those who feel leftWindy Gap Puts Collaboration On Water To The Testhttp://krcc.org/post/windy-gap-puts-collaboration-water-test
71638 as http://krcc.orgTue, 28 Nov 2017 21:03:28 +0000Windy Gap Puts Collaboration On Water To The TestLuke RunyonUpdate 10-23-17: The Colorado Attorney General's Office has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Deep Green Resistance on behalf of the Colorado River ecosystem. The story has been updated to reflect this development. ----------------------------------- A few months ago Denver civil rights lawyer Jason Flores-Williams had an idea. He’s made a name for himself recently in a class action lawsuit against the city of Denver where he’s representing the city’s homeless people. “A lot of times I meet with class members, I take them out to dinner because they’re starving,” he said. While at a Denver Mexican restaurant, the group started talking about homelessness. One of his homeless clients piped up. “In an off the cuff, offhand comment [he] said, ‘the only thing more homeless than the homeless is nature,’” Flores-Williams recalled.Is A Personhood Lawsuit The Best Way To Save The Colorado River?http://krcc.org/post/personhood-lawsuit-best-way-save-colorado-river
71090 as http://krcc.orgTue, 14 Nov 2017 14:55:02 +0000Is A Personhood Lawsuit The Best Way To Save The Colorado River?Clay Masters for Harvest Public MediaThere’s a city council election in Des Moines soon, and voters have questions about the rivers where the city draws its water supply. “Is (the water) safe to drink? Is it safe to consume?” candidate Michael Kiernan says he’s been asked.Fewer Regulations Heighten Cities’ Concerns Over Water Quality, Cost To Clean It Uphttp://krcc.org/post/fewer-regulations-heighten-cities-concerns-over-water-quality-cost-clean-it
70798 as http://krcc.orgMon, 06 Nov 2017 22:16:37 +0000Fewer Regulations Heighten Cities’ Concerns Over Water Quality, Cost To Clean It UpIn the summer of 2002, water pumps in Colorado’s San Luis Valley stopped working. The center pivot sprinklers that coax shoots from the dry soil and turn the valley into one of the state’s most productive agricultural regions strained so hard to pull water from an underground aquifer that they created sunken pits around them. “This one right over here,” says potato farmer Doug Messick as he walks toward a sprinkler, near the town of Center. He's the farm manager for the valley's Spud Grower Farms. “I came up to it one day and I could’ve driven my pickup in that hole.”How These Colorado Farmers Banded Together To Save Their Water Supplyhttp://krcc.org/post/how-these-colorado-farmers-banded-together-save-their-water-supply
69093 as http://krcc.orgMon, 25 Sep 2017 21:21:39 +0000How These Colorado Farmers Banded Together To Save Their Water SupplyJake BrownellEfforts to manage and preserve the Colorado River are getting a boost from the Walton Family Foundation, which has pledged $20 million over the next two years to fund projects aimed at water conservation and restoring river ecosystems.Walton Foundation Gives $20 Million Toward Colorado River Projectshttp://krcc.org/post/walton-foundation-gives-20-million-toward-colorado-river-projects
66440 as http://krcc.orgWed, 19 Jul 2017 18:28:01 +0000Walton Foundation Gives $20 Million Toward Colorado River ProjectsDana CroninFamily farms line the southern reaches of the Arkansas River in Colorado. The agricultural community there depends on the river's yearly flows for crop irrigation. But with predictions of less water in the future, the region could face tradeoffs over the coming decades.Crowley County: A 'Poster Child' for Less Water?http://krcc.org/post/crowley-county-poster-child-less-water
64279 as http://krcc.orgFri, 26 May 2017 11:00:00 +0000Crowley County: A 'Poster Child' for Less Water?Dana CroninOutdoor sports dominate the Upper Arkansas River Valley, with attractions like white water rafting and fly fishing drawing tourists from across the country. With climate scientists predicting reduced flow as the century unfolds, the region could face a future with less water.As Climate Warms, Rafters and Fishermen Eye an Uncertain Future in the Upper Arkansas River Valleyhttp://krcc.org/post/climate-warms-rafters-and-fishermen-eye-uncertain-future-upper-arkansas-river-valley
64253 as http://krcc.orgThu, 25 May 2017 14:09:13 +0000As Climate Warms, Rafters and Fishermen Eye an Uncertain Future in the Upper Arkansas River ValleyDana CroninThe Arkansas River supports economies in Colorado from Leadville to La Junta and beyond. With base industries including tourism and agriculture, southern Colorado depends on the river's yearly flows. But climate researchers expect declines in those flows over time, leaving the Arkansas River and its dependents at risk of facing a future with less water.A Future With Less Water: Climate Change Along the Arkansas Riverhttp://krcc.org/post/future-less-water-climate-change-along-arkansas-river
64180 as http://krcc.orgWed, 24 May 2017 13:46:23 +0000A Future With Less Water: Climate Change Along the Arkansas RivereditorResearchers have come up with a new way to extract water from thin air. Literally. This isn't the first technology that can turn water vapor in the atmosphere into liquid water that people can drink, but researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, say their approach uses less power and works in drier environments. The new approach makes use of a substance called a MOF , a metal-organic framework. As the name suggests, these are materials made of metals mixed with organic compounds. Powders made from MOFs are very porous, so researchers have proposed using them to store hydrogen or methane fuels or to capture carbon dioxide. MIT's Evelyn Wang and her Berkeley colleague Omar Yaghi decided to try using MOFs to capture water. MOF powders can not only suck up liquid water, they can also absorb water vapor. And there's plenty of water vapor in the atmosphere. Even in the driest place on the planet there are tons of water moleculesResearchers Find A New Way To Make Water From Thin Airhttp://krcc.org/post/researchers-find-new-way-make-water-thin-air
62589 as http://krcc.orgFri, 14 Apr 2017 18:06:00 +0000Researchers Find A New Way To Make Water From Thin AirAndrea ChalfinWhere the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River is a new book from David Owen, a staff writer with the New Yorker magazine and author of more than a dozen books. His latest takes him on a journey across the west following the Colorado River: the dams, reservoirs and pipelines that help quench the thirst of seven states and parts of Mexico.Where the Water Goes: A Conversation about the Colorado River with Author David Owenhttp://krcc.org/post/where-water-goes-conversation-about-colorado-river-author-david-owen
62548 as http://krcc.orgThu, 13 Apr 2017 21:53:19 +0000Where the Water Goes: A Conversation about the Colorado River with Author David OwenDana CroninA recent study suggests climate change could slow the rate at which snowpack melts. That could mean less water available for future use.Slower Snowmelt Could Mean Less Water, Researchers Sayhttp://krcc.org/post/slower-snowmelt-could-mean-less-water-researchers-say
61145 as http://krcc.orgTue, 28 Mar 2017 17:01:03 +0000Slower Snowmelt Could Mean Less Water, Researchers SayDana CroninA recent study suggests the Colorado River could see a 35% flow reduction by the end of the 21 st century due to the effects of climate change.Colorado River Could Lose 35% of Flow by End of Century, Study Suggestshttp://krcc.org/post/colorado-river-could-lose-35-flow-end-century-study-suggests
61146 as http://krcc.orgWed, 22 Mar 2017 23:07:49 +0000Colorado River Could Lose 35% of Flow by End of Century, Study SuggestsOral health falls under Governor John Hickenlooper's Top 10 Winnable Battles for health in Colorado. Consuming fluoride in water is one safe and inexpensive way to help prevent dental decay, according to public health experts, and it was discovered right here in Colorado.Fluoridation: One Strategy for Improving Public Health, Experts Sayhttp://krcc.org/post/fluoridation-one-strategy-improving-public-health-experts-say
60608 as http://krcc.orgFri, 24 Feb 2017 01:48:30 +0000Fluoridation: One Strategy for Improving Public Health, Experts Say